poem Archives - The Oxford Blue

Pebble

by Alice Henderson November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

LIVER ACHE

by Anna Stibbe October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Dreams

by Olivia-Mae Butterfield October 19, 2025October 19, 2025

Almost Fitting.

by Caroline Kuba June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

The Blueprint, MT24: Under Construction

by Eve Coiley, Kiaya Phillips, Nina Naidu and Niamh Stansfield December 8, 2024December 9, 2024

This illustration shows an alcove filled with personal items, including a teapot and toy ballerina, with the column’s title ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ in the background

Sublime Drizzlings: Looking Through the Hourglass

by Chloe Smith February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

We Shall Enter the Splendid City: Kill Your Darlings in Oxford

by Kelly Yu February 6, 2024February 11, 2024

Diaries of a Rusticated Student: a (Bad) Description of my Dissociation

by Alice Brooker January 30, 2024May 12, 2024

A Merton professor’s unpublished poem to commemorate VE Day

by Jaimini Patel May 8, 2020July 18, 2021

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

Rohit Ghosh Nov 28, 2025 6 min read

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

‘I was, at times, simply floored by Carrington’s production of this classic play; there was a constant tension, both emotional and sexual, that wound up…

Creditors at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Janik Peeters Nov 28, 2025 5 min read

Photo of two cast members on set. One is sitting down on a chair in a pink dress and another is sat behind in dark clothing.

“In Harry, we have an eminently modern comedic protagonist, while Beloou and Smith bring out the more timeless frustrations of relationships with a good balance…

In Conversation: Anjana Ahuja on Three Decades of Science Journalism

Ava Doherty Nov 28, 2025 7 min read

In Conversation: Anjana Ahuja on Three Decades of Science Journalism

Anjana Ahuja has been making sense of science for Financial Times readers for years, covering everything from pandemic ethics to AI’s impact on scientific training.…

Can Oxford Students Still Afford to Follow Their Passions?

Malachy King Nov 28, 2025 4 min read

Provided by Malachy King, used with permission.

There is no question that the job market is looking increasingly bleak. Many Oxford graduates, promised opportunity and privileged status, with grand ambition allowing them…